Canada: Exploring Old Quebec City(4)

Day two of our Eastern Canada bus tour started with an early morning wake-up call on August 9, 2008. For our 8 pm bus departure we did have enough time to go for a quick breakfast just steps from the Hotel Le Concorde where we had been staying. A quick stroll south on Rue Grande Allee Ouest, location of many restaurants and nightclubs, took us to a restaurant by the name of St. Hubert which featured an extensive breakfast buffet. Punctually at 8 am our bus drove us five minutes into the centre of Vieux Québec where we had about an hour and half to explore the old part of the city.

I walked down into the old port area where historic limestone buildings house dozens of restaurants, boutiques and specialty shops. On Place de Paris I came across a TV shoot for the local weather station that featured the host of the show all dressed up in historic French attire, surrounded by a quartet of singers and several other extras, also sporting 17th century dresses. A walk on the waterfront allowed me to take in views across the St. Lawrence River as well as a glimpse back up to the majestic Chateau Frontenac. For $1.75 I took a ride in the funicular, which whisked me back up the hill to the Place d’Armes within mere seconds.

Shortly before 10 am it was time to leave for our next destination: Montreal. After a quick lunch in St. Hyacinthe, we reached our first destination, the Olympic Stadium, at around 2 pm. We took the cable car up the tallest inclined tower in the world from where we enjoyed a perfect 360 degree view of the City. Right next to the Olympic Stadium we had a chance to visit the former Olympic veclodrom which was converted into the Montreal Biodome in 1992, a nature museum that features replicas of four eco-systems: a tropical South American rain forest, the Laurentian Forest, the Saint Lawrence Marine Eco-system and a polar area featuring animals from the Arctic and Antarctic. The penguin feeding was particularly popular among the audience.

At our next stop we were able to admire the ...

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[DeafBrianPCA]

I am from Texas. French is my ancentry. I am part German and English. I alway want to visit la ville de Québec. I will try to remember St-Alexandre Pub. Merci.

[hackforloser]

VIVE LE QUÉBEC!!!!!!!!!!

[bsilverdelis]

This is really amazing. Thank you so much for filming this!! 

[Gabmiggy]

@JewelBocks Seriously dude, you just proved that you failed big time your history class. Do your homework and take again your lessons, but this time PAY ATTENTION or other it's just that your not clever enough!

[Gabmiggy]

@pejb83 No, these guys are dressed like the people from the 18th century. Every year, in August, there is this Festival of New France and they recreate when the people from France first arrived here. You must see this, people are very friendly and you will get a warm welcome. Guarrantie my friend!

[pejb83]

1:13 Quaker Oats guy??

[pooody]

@JewelBocks Wow, ....theres a REALLY good chance that YOU the illiterate and ignorent redneck, you clearly never get out of your mom basement and you are seriously a shame to all Canadians.

[1curieux]

Quebec City: Architecture you will not see in any other city on the continent, history going back 400 years (further for its native population) and a ton of "joie de vivre"

To the uneducated politician wannabes: sit down with a French "separatist" from Quebec for a drink and get educated on the topic before writing stupid comments. I teach English in Quebec, I've lived in 4 Canadian provinces and most Canadians are nice people. Too bad the stupid minority posts most of the comments here! :o)

[Bobraie]

It's fun to see that english Canadian are ignorant because that's not true.

[maryquant1967]

when you leave, can I have your apartment?

[JanBee1122]

How about another Referendum? No one from Canada will come to convince you to stay if you just try one more time. Way too much damage has been done to Canada since the last Referendum and I think most Canadians know that now. Canada has finally woken up to the trickery of Quebec. I actually wish the Canadian people were given the choice in a Referendum and would force Quebec to leave. It should be our decision as much as Quebec's.